Return of
the Number of Men, Women & Children of the British & Foreign Regiments,
New Levies & Civil Departments, Victualled at New York and the Outposts the
29 April 1781 Vitz.
Men Women
Children
Royal
Artillery
1st
Battalion Grenadiers 450
126 102
2nd
Ditto Ditto 541
70 42
1st
Ditto Lt. Infantry 519
61 43
2d
Ditto Ditto 38
95 --
17th
Regiment of Light Dragoons 47
82 --
17th
Ditto of Foot 385 87 59
22d
Ditto 260
72 58
37th
Ditto 413
87 72
38th
Ditto 499
61 45
42d
Ditto 451
78 68
43d
Ditto 698
105 62
54th
Ditto 431
83 65
57th
Ditto 478
63 46
76th
Ditto 384
53 34
Major
cuffs Corps of British Recruits 38
72 59
Detachments
of Absent British Regiments 438
54 36
Jersey
Volunteers 284
146 138
DeLancey’s
3d Battalion 643
190 266
Governor
Wentworths Volunteers 357
70 122
Provincial
Lt. Dragoons 34
5 5
Diemans
Hussans 35
2 1
Loyal
New Englanders 73
7 2
Guides
& Pioneers 30
11 20
Garrison
Battalion 166
69 78
Queens
County Militia 105
26 24
Seconded
Officers 48
24 49
Detachments of Absent
Provincial Regiments 387
254 493
8264
2041 1989
General
Hospital 430
17 36
Horse
Department Artillery 97
23 22
Civil
Branch of Ordnance 155
91 128
Engineers
Department 334
147 255
Bridge
Master’s Ditto 27
-- --
Adjutant
General’s Ditto 23
8 13
Qr.
Master General’s Ditto 577
138 106
Barrack
Mr. Genl’s Ditto 246
51 39
Commissary
Genl’s Ditto 198
22 32
Forage
Ditto 104
4 10
Rebel
Prisoners 134
-- --
Provost
Martial & British Prisoners 62
4 6
Batteaux
& Boatmen 76
-- --
Refugees 560 191 372
Secretary’s
Office 11
1 --
Pay
Office 8
2 7
Muster
Masters 4
-- --
General
Offices &c &c 165
12 6
3226
715 1038
Foreign Regiments
&c.
Hessian
Artillery 45
6 5
Hessian
Yagers 881
93 87
Anspach
Ditto 166
28 18
Anspach
Regiments 1345
88 55
1st
Battalion of Hessian Grenadiers 449
40 16
2d
Ditto Ditto 497
38 --
3d
Ditto Ditto 496
28 --
4th
Ditto Ditto 491
26 8
Regiment
DuCorps 636
32 32
Landgrave’s
Regiment 645
26 16
Hereditary
Princes Ditto 64
24 14
Prince
Charles Ditto 621
23 16
Donops
Ditto 604
21 13
DeLosbergs
Ditto 624
22 16
Bunau’s
Ditto 681
23 16
Brunswick
Troops 333
11 5
Combin’d
Battalion of Hessians 280
16 15
Hospital
Staff 298
12 25
Absent
Regiments 151
5 7
General
Officers &c. 134
12 8
Commissariat 6
1 --
Provost
Martial 7
-- --
9454
575 383
Amount
of British & Provincial Regiments 8264
2041 1989
Do Civil Departments 3226
715 1038 Total 20944 3331 3410
Daniel
Wier
To
His Excellency
Sir Henry Clinton K.B.
&c &c &c
William
L. Clements Library, Sir Henry Clinton Papers, Volume 153, folio 44.